Museums
• The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art (Santa Ana)
http://www.bowers.org/
2002 N. Main St, Santa Ana, CA, 92706 714.567.3600
The Bowers Museum is well known for its displays of artifacts and antiquities from any different cultures. This summer, they will have an exhibit on the Terracotta Warriors from China.
• Discovery Science Center (Santa Ana) http://www.discoverycube.org/about.aspx?n=517740
2500 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 714.542.2823
The Discovery Science Center is a museum dedicated to the increased awareness and appreciation for science, math, and technology in children, teachers, and the general population through interactive exhibits and programs.
• Ripley's Believe it or Not (Buena Park)http://www.ripleysbp.com/
7850 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 714.522.7045
Ripley’s Believe it or Not Museum is a collection of the unusual from all over the world, including replicas of Robert Wadlow, the World’s Tallest Man, and 8 legged pigs.

Shopping
• Block at Orange (Orange)
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=1236
The Block is an outdoor mall, with movies, dining, and the occasional cultural event. They also play host to the largest deaf social gathering in Southern California every second Friday of the month.
• Downtown Disney (Anaheim) http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/moreMagic/landing?name=DowntownDisneyLandingPage&bhcp=1
Adjacent to Disneyland itself, Downtown Disney has shopping, restaurants, and other establishments including the House of Blues and the ever popular Build-A-Bear Workshop or the Lego Imagination Center.
• The Plaza (aka Old Towne Orange) (Orange)
Antique shopping at the Orange Circle (which is about 5-6 miles) Intersection of Glassell and Chapman.
Downtown Orange has many restaurants and is home to the largest National Register District in California. There are buildings with over 50 architectural styles of California from 1888 to the 1940s.
• Downtown Fullerton
http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/visitors/downtown_fullerton/default.asp
Downtown Fullerton is home to many restaurants and bars and the historic Fox Fullerton Theater, currently under renovation, the Fox shows movies on its back wall throughout the year.

Amusement
• Angels Stadium (Anaheim)
http://losangeles.angels.mlb.com/ana/ballpark/index.jsp
Home to the Anaheim Angels, fans can take tours of the stadium and watch them play the Oakland Athletics.
• Honda Center (Anaheim)
http://www.hondacenter.com/
Formerly known as The Pond, this is the home of the Anaheim Ducks hockey team and also numerous other cultural, musical, and sporting events.
• Century Stadium Promenade 25 (Orange)
(http://losangeles.citysearch.com/profile/11273825/
Southern California has an abundance of movie theaters, perhaps because of our proximity to Hollywood. Here is another place to get your movie fix.
• Disneyland (Anaheim) http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage
The home to Mickey Mouse and friends, Disneyland and Anaheim are nearly synonymous.
• Knott's Berry Farm (Buena Park)
http://www.knotts.com/index1.shtml
8039 Beach Boulevard. Buena Park, CA USA 90620, (714) 220-5200
Knott’s Berry Farm has it all, Mrs. Knott’s Fried Chicken, rollercoasters for thrill seekers, and Camp Snoopy for the little ones. Rollercoaster fans have to try Ghostrider, a terrifyingly awesome wooden rollercoaster and the longest on the West Coast.
• Medieval Times (Buena Park)
http://www.medievaltimes.com/
7662 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620, 1-888-WE-JOUST
Medieval Times is a dinner and tournament, fun for anyone who ever wanted to ride a horse while swinging a sword.
• Pirate’s Dinner Adventure (Buena Park) http://www.piratesdinneradventure.com/
7600 Beach Blvd., Buena Park, CA 90620, 1.866.439.2469
At the Pirate’s Dinner Adventure you can fulfill your obsession with pirates all during dinner.

Fun, Free (or Almost Free) Things to do in Orange County

Fullerton Arboretum [1] A beautiful place to walk on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. Please remember your sunscreen, water and hat! Check their website for hours before you go.

Orange County Great Park [2] Located south of Anaheim in the city of Irvine, this park- formerly a marine base built as a wartime air station in 1942- offers free carousel rides and hot-air balloon rides, as well as an art gallery and children's playground.

Check for current events in the local alternative press newspaper OC Weekly [7]

About 20 minutes away from the Anaheim Convention Center: Drive over to Long Beach and look at the Queen Mary, the coastline, and the Port of Los Angeles [8]. You can ride the AquaBus or AquaLink for cheap [9]. NOT FREE but worth it: while in Long Beach visit the Aquarium of the Pacific [10]. Also, come up to the top of Signal Hill and look at a panoramic view of the same and see all the way to downtown Los Angeles on a clear day! [11]